punkynlew
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posted December 25, 2012 07:30 PM
200 mm tire less contact patch than 190 on 6" rim?
A tire guy told me the 200 mm wide tire would have less contact patch than a standard 190 mm wide tire on the same 6" rim. True?? His explanation sounds logical. He says the wider tire would be squeezed on the rim pulling the tread further up the sides of the tire reducing the contact patch. That would not be an effective means of gaining better traction for drag racing. Lew
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shiphteey
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posted December 26, 2012 09:58 AM
You left out the profile of each of the tires you are comparing.
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punkynlew
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posted December 26, 2012 06:31 PM
OEM size 190/50/zr17 compared to 200/50/zr17 on the same OEM 6" wide rim. Lew
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'08 C14 Turbo
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shiphteey
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posted December 28, 2012 09:26 AM
The 190/50 of the same make/model should give you a little more contact patch than the 200/50.
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punkynlew
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posted December 28, 2012 12:24 PM
Thanks, shiphteey. Lew
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LilJohn198807
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posted January 04, 2013 06:32 PM
If your looking for a good tire also... cheaper tires, but I have had great luck out of the shinko hook ups. If you ride on the street to with it they chew up a little faster, but seem to be sticky
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punkynlew
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posted January 04, 2013 08:25 PM
I ride street a lot more than strip, so I chose Shinko's Stealth ultra soft tire. Lew
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LilJohn198807
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posted January 04, 2013 10:03 PM
I run nhdro havnt ran the 12 yet but ran hook up on street and strip on my gsxr last year and did great think I went through two or three and that's a lot of street riding and times down the track.
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hyperdriver
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posted January 06, 2013 09:14 AM
180 gives you even more contact patch imo
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